Well, now it's official-- Sanae Takaichi is the first female PM of Japan

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Although she became a kind of caretaker prime minister a few weeks ago, she did not have enough votes at the time to start a coalition government, especially after the Komei-to ("Clean Government Party" ) abandoned its long-time partner, Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party. However, she was finally able to cobble together a coalition and has announced her Cabinet. Of special interest to me is cabinet minister Kimi Onoda, whose duties will include "promoting an orderly society of coexistence with foreigners" (外国人との秩序ある共生社会推進 . So, just the opposite of Trump.

And speaking of Trump, the new PM is scheduled to meet with him next week. I wonder how that will go over, considering T's attitude towards female leaders